Helpdesk migration

Migrate from Infoset to Gorgias

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Infoset and Gorgias. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Gorgias.

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Infoset

Source

Gorgias

Destination

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Compatibility

58%

7 of 12

objects map 1:1 between Infoset and Gorgias.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Migrating from Infoset to Gorgias is primarily a support-desk data consolidation, though Infoset's broader CRM and sales pipeline footprint requires careful decomposition. Infoset stores multi-channel conversation threads (email, chat, social) with channel-type attributes; Gorgias stores these as Tickets with embedded message records that carry channel metadata. We extract conversation threads from Infoset's unified model, split them by channel at migration time, and write them into Gorgias Tickets with the correct channel tag so agents see the same conversation context they had in Infoset. Infoset's chat history retention cap of 3 months on standard tier means we schedule extraction before the retention window closes and flag any conversations already outside that window. Call recordings require binary download and re-attachment in Gorgias. We do not migrate Infoset automations, outbound campaign triggers, or chat widgets as code; we deliver a written inventory of these objects with Gorgias equivalents so your admin rebuilds them post-migration. Reports and dashboards are platform-specific and do not migrate.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

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Infoset

What's pushing teams away

  • Conversation history retention is plan-tier-gated — standard tiers cap chat history at around 3 months, which forces teams that need long-term audit history to upgrade or export externally.
  • Reviewer footprint is much smaller than Zendesk, Freshdesk, or Intercom, so hiring trained Infoset admins or finding community answers takes longer.
  • Public pricing detail is thin beyond the $23 entry-point — full tier comparison still requires a sales conversation, slowing procurement for teams used to fully published pricing pages.
  • Cloud call center features depend on regional carrier coverage; teams outside Infoset's primary EMEA telephony footprint may need to supplement with another voice provider.
  • Workflow automation and chatbot logic is built around Infoset's internal engine and cannot be exported to other platforms, creating switching cost when the customer service stack evolves.

Choosing

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Gorgias

What's pulling them in

  • Shopify-native integrations pull order details, shipment status, and return data directly into the ticket view, eliminating the need for agents to switch between apps.
  • Unlimited user seats mean growing support teams do not trigger billing changes; pricing scales only on billable ticket volume.
  • AI Agent automates responses to high-volume queries like order status and returns, measurably reducing the number of billable tickets each month.
  • Omnichannel inbox consolidates email, live chat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, SMS, and voice into a single threaded view.
  • SOC 2 Type II certification and GDPR-aligned data handling satisfy enterprise procurement requirements for customer support platforms.

Object mapping

How Infoset objects map to Gorgias

Each row shows how a Infoset object lands in Gorgias, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Infoset

Ticket

maps to

Gorgias

Ticket

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset tickets map 1:1 to Gorgias tickets. We preserve ticket ID as Gorgias external_id for cross-reference, maintain Status (Infoset status maps to Gorgias ticket_status), Priority, and Assignee. The Infoset conversation thread is decomposed by message: each Infoset message record becomes a Gorgias Ticket message with channel metadata (email, chat, social) carried forward so agents see the correct channel indicator in Gorgias.

Infoset

Contact

maps to

Gorgias

Customer

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset contacts map to Gorgias customers with standard field mapping: name, email, phone, and company link migrate directly. We map company association to Gorgias customer-company linkage. Any custom contact properties from Infoset map to Gorgias custom fields on the Customer object (Ticket and Customer are the only objects in Gorgias that support custom fields).Infoset contact language and timezone properties map to Gorgias customer language and timezone fields.

Infoset

Company

maps to

Gorgias

Customer (company role)

lossy
Fully supported

Infoset companies map to Gorgias customer records with the company role flag set. Gorgias does not have a separate Company/Account object; companies are represented as Customers with a company type designation. We create the company-type Customer record first, then link the associated contact-type Customer records to it via the customer_company relation.

Infoset

Agent / User

maps to

Gorgias

Agent

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset agent profiles map to Gorgias agents by email match. We run owner reconciliation before record import: any Infoset agent without a matching Gorgias user account goes to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Agent role and permission levels from Infoset map to Gorgias agent permission groups.

Infoset

Conversation Thread (Email)

maps to

Gorgias

Ticket + Message (channel: email)

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset email conversation threads are split into a Gorgias ticket with the channel field set to email. Each message within the thread becomes a Gorgias message record preserving sender, recipient, timestamp, and body. Inline attachments in email threads are extracted and re-attached to the corresponding Gorgias message records.

Infoset

Conversation Thread (Chat)

maps to

Gorgias

Ticket + Message (channel: chat)

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset chat conversation threads migrate to Gorgias tickets with channel set to chat. We flag any chat messages falling outside the Infoset 3-month retention window before extraction and report the gap in the migration scope. Chat messages within the active retention window migrate with full timestamp, participant, and message content preserved. Chat file attachments (images, uploads) transfer as message attachments in Gorgias.

Infoset

Conversation Thread (Social)

maps to

Gorgias

Ticket + Message (channel: social)

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset social channel conversations (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X) migrate to Gorgias tickets with the correct social channel indicator. We map the Infoset social channel type to Gorgias's supported social channel mappings (Facebook, Instagram). Message content, timestamps, and attachments preserve across the migration.

Infoset

Call Log

maps to

Gorgias

Ticket + Message (channel: phone)

lossy
Fully supported

Infoset cloud call center records (call duration, IVR path, queue name, disposition) migrate to Gorgias tickets with channel set to phone. Call recordings are downloaded as binary blobs from Infoset and re-attached as file attachments to the corresponding Gorgias ticket message. Call metadata (duration, disposition, recording URL reference) maps to custom fields on the Gorgias ticket if the customer has configured phone ticket fields.

Infoset

Help Center Article

maps to

Gorgias

Help Center Article

1:1
Fully supported

Infoset knowledge base articles export with full content, publication status, and category hierarchy. We map article content to Gorgias Help Center articles preserving title, body (rich text with inline images), and category assignment. Category hierarchy from Infoset translates to Gorgias Help Center categories and sections. Publication status (published, draft) migrates so that draft articles remain unpublished in Gorgias until the customer's admin is ready to publish.

Infoset

Macro / Automation

maps to

Gorgias

Macro (documented, not migrated)

lossy
Fully supported

Infoset macros and automations (ticket routing rules, auto-responses, outbound campaign triggers) are documented in a written inventory we deliver during migration handoff. The trigger conditions, actions, and routing logic are catalogued with Gorgias macro equivalents so the customer's admin rebuilds them in Gorgias Rules or Macros post-migration. Automated trigger-and-action logic does not transfer as code because the platforms use incompatible automation models.

Infoset

Mail Account

maps to

Gorgias

Mailbox Configuration

lossy
Fully supported

Infoset connected mail accounts map to Gorgias mailbox configurations. We flag cases where the source Infoset plan limits mail account count (1 on basic, 3 on professional) and alert the customer where the number of mail accounts requires plan adjustment before or after migration. Mail routing rules from Infoset are documented separately for the admin to recreate in Gorgias routing settings.

Infoset

Chat Widget

maps to

Gorgias

Chat Widget (documented, not migrated)

lossy
Fully supported

Infoset chat widget configurations are documented in a written inventory delivered during handoff. Gorgias uses a single unified chat widget with brand-level theming rather than multiple independent widget instances. The customer maps each Infoset chat widget deployment to a Gorgias chat widget configuration and decides whether to consolidate multiple brand widgets into one or configure separate channels within the Gorgias widget. This is a manual rebuild step for the customer's admin.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Infoset gotchas

High

Chat history 3-month retention window on standard tier

Medium

Mail account limits by plan tier

Low

Chat widget count constrained by plan tier

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Gorgias gotchas

High

AI Agent adds outcome-based fees on top of billable ticket costs

High

Overage billing for tickets scales nonlinearly

Medium

API rate limits restrict bulk export throughput

Medium

Agent data visibility cannot be restricted by role for GDPR use cases

Low

Knowledge Base translations require separate API calls per locale

Pair-specific challenges

  • Chat history 3-month retention window forces extraction scheduling

    Infoset's standard tier permanently deletes chat message history after 3 months. Teams on the basic or standard Infoset plan will have a portion of their conversation history already purged before migration begins. We audit the Infoset source account at discovery to identify which conversations fall within the active retention window versus those already deleted, and we schedule extraction to capture all active chat data before any further records expire. If the customer is mid-migration when a retention window closes, those records are unrecoverable. This gotcha does not apply to customers on Infoset Professional or Enterprise Hub tiers where chat history is unlimited.

  • Gorgias custom fields support Ticket and Customer objects only

    Gorgias allows custom fields on the Ticket and Customer objects exclusively, with supported types of boolean, number, text, and date. Infoset supports custom properties on tickets, contacts, companies, and deals. During migration, we map Infoset custom properties on contacts and companies to Gorgias Customer custom fields. However, Infoset deal-level custom properties (common in sales-pipeline tracking) have no destination in Gorgias because the Deals object does not exist in Gorgias's data model. We flag all deal custom properties during discovery and discuss whether they are support-relevant (to be migrated) or sales-specific (to be dropped or replaced by an external CRM).

  • Infoset Deals and sales pipelines have no Gorgias equivalent

    Infoset includes a full sales pipeline with Deals, deal stages, and deal values as first-class CRM objects. Gorgias is a helpdesk platform without a sales CRM layer. Deals from Infoset cannot map to any native Gorgias object. We discuss three options during discovery: migrate deal records as Gorgias tickets with a deal tag for manual CRM re-entry in a separate system; migrate deal data as Customer custom fields for reference; or export deal records to CSV for import into a dedicated CRM after Gorgias is live. The choice depends on whether the customer plans to run a separate CRM alongside Gorgias post-migration.

  • Voice support is an add-on in Gorgias, not included as it is in Infoset

    Infoset bundles cloud call center features (IVR, call queues, recording, concurrent call limits) into every paid tier without add-on pricing. Gorgias charges for voice as a separate add-on at every tier including Enterprise. Teams migrating from Infoset where call handling is central to the support operation will see a line-item cost for Gorgias Voice that was previously bundled. We surface this delta during pricing scoping so the customer understands the post-migration operational cost of maintaining phone support inside Gorgias versus potentially routing calls through a separate tool.

  • Call recording files require binary re-attachment

    Infoset stores call recordings as downloadable binary files linked to call log records. Gorgias attaches files to ticket messages rather than maintaining a separate call recording object. We download call recording blobs from Infoset, map each recording to the corresponding migrated ticket in Gorgias, and re-attach the file to the correct message. This step adds processing time proportional to the number of call recordings and requires the customer to verify that their Gorgias plan storage allocation accommodates the migrated audio files.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Infoset to Gorgias data migration

  1. Discovery and retention window audit

    We audit the source Infoset account across plan tier, active ticket volume, contact and company counts, conversation history age (to map against the 3-month retention window), mail account count, active chat widget configurations, knowledge base article count and category hierarchy, and active automations. We also identify whether deal records exist and whether they are support-relevant or sales-specific. The discovery output is a written migration scope with record counts per object, retention gap analysis for chat history, and a Gorgias plan recommendation based on expected post-migration ticket volume.

  2. Schema preparation and custom field pre-creation

    We create custom fields in Gorgias for any Infoset custom properties that map to the Ticket or Customer object before any data import begins. Gorgias requires custom fields to exist before they can be populated during import. We deploy custom field definitions via Gorgias API or admin interface, set field types to match (boolean, number, text, date), and configure any required field flags. For Infoset custom properties on deal or company records that cannot map to Gorgias, we document them in the discovery output and confirm the customer's chosen strategy before migration proceeds.

  3. Agent reconciliation and mailbox mapping

    We extract every distinct Infoset agent and owner referenced on tickets, contacts, and conversation records and match by email against the Gorgias destination's agent list. Agents without a matching Gorgias account go to a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision. Simultaneously, we map Infoset connected mail accounts to Gorgias mailbox configurations, flagging any mail account that exceeds the target Gorgias plan's mailbox limit so the customer can upgrade or consolidate before migration.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a Gorgias sandbox or staging account using production-like data volume. The customer's support operations lead reconciles record counts (tickets in, customers in, messages in, articles in), spot-checks 25-50 random tickets against the Infoset source for field accuracy, and validates that channel indicators (email, chat, social, phone) appear correctly in Gorgias. Any mapping corrections happen in this phase before production migration begins.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: agents (validated), customer records (company-type then contact-type with linkage), ticket records (with channel metadata, external_id cross-reference, and custom fields populated), message records (decomposed from Infoset conversation threads), call recordings (binary re-attachment), and knowledge base articles (with category hierarchy). Chat history is extracted first among active conversations to ensure no records expire during the migration window. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automation handoff

    We freeze Infoset writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records created or modified during the migration window, then enable Gorgias as the system of record. We deliver the automation and macro inventory document to the customer's admin team with Gorgias macro and Rules equivalents documented for each Infoset automation. Chat widget configurations are documented separately for the admin to configure in Gorgias. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Infoset automations or chat widgets as code inside the migration scope.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Infoset

Source

Strengths

  • Unified inbox consolidates calls, emails, live chat, and social messages into a single agent workspace
  • CRM integration surfaces customer records and deal history without switching tools during support interactions
  • Cloud call center with IVR, call queues, and recording is included at every paid tier without add-on pricing
  • Automation builder supports ticket routing, auto-responses, and outbound campaign triggers

Weaknesses

  • Chat history capped at 3 months on standard tier, permanently deleting conversation context for long-term customer relationships
  • Entry-tier plan allows only 1 mail account and 1 chat widget, constraining multi-brand or high-volume operations
  • Chatbot builder lacks advanced customization for complex conversational flows beyond basic rule-based responses
  • Setup complexity creates friction for non-technical teams without dedicated admin resources
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Gorgias

Destination

Strengths

  • Shopify and BigCommerce integrations surface order, return, and shipment data natively inside every ticket.
  • Unlimited agent seats remove per-user licensing friction as support teams grow.
  • AI Agent reduces billable ticket volume through automated resolution of high-frequency queries.
  • SOC 2 Type II certified with GDPR-aligned data handling for enterprise procurement readiness.
  • Omnichannel inbox aggregates email, live chat, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, SMS, and voice into a single threaded view.

Weaknesses

  • Ticket-volume pricing with overage fees creates unpredictable monthly costs during seasonal traffic spikes.
  • Custom reporting is shallow; raw event-level data export for BI tooling is not natively supported.
  • Knowledge Base, Macros, and Rules lack simple export tooling, making competitive migrations complex.
  • GDPR compliance limitations mean customer data cannot be hidden from agents by role, blocking use by teams with freelance staff.
  • Performance and glitch reports emerge in G2 reviews at higher ticket volumes.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard Helpdesk migration. 3 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Infoset and Gorgias.

  • Object compatibility

    C

    3 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Infoset: Not publicly documented in the OpenAPI spec — confirmed with the vendor at scoping..

  • Data volume sensitivity

    A

    Infoset exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.

Estimator

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 10,000 tickets and 5,000 contacts with no knowledge base complexity. Migrations with large conversation histories (over 50,000 message records), multiple mail accounts, call recording re-attachment for hundreds of calls, or a knowledge base with 100+ articles in a deep category hierarchy move to seven to ten weeks. The Infoset chat history retention cap on standard tier adds urgency to extraction scheduling; we factor this into the project timeline during discovery.

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